House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2023

H.R. 173Introduced Jan 9, 2023Policy area: Taxation

Where it went

IntroducedJan 9, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 9, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 173.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 7, January 9, 2023, Page H112):
Article I Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 173, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
June 12, 2024
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 12, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

10 cosponsors — 10 Republicans

0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Mike Bost (R-IL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Bob Good (R-VA), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Mary Miller (R-IL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Griffith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-9 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.